Funeral held for Steven Smith, officer killed in wrong-way crash

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Saturday, September 19, 2015
Off-duty officer killed in I-294 wrong-way crash near Oak Brook
An off-duty police officer was killed and three other people were injured after a wrong-way crash on I-294 near Oak Brook.
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CHICAGO RIDGE, Ill. (WLS) -- The Chicago Ridge police officer killed during a wrong-way crash last weekend was laid to rest Saturday.

Steven Smith, 27, was heading home from a family wedding when the accident occurred.

Police say a woman driving was going south in the northbound lanes on I-294 when her vehicle crashed into the car Smith was traveling in.

No charges have been filed.

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